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Honor X9d vs Honor X9c

70 out of 100
Honor X9d
VS
62 out of 100
Honor X9c
Honor X9d
Honor X9c

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.79-inch Honor X9d (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4) that was released on September 24, 2025, against the Honor X9c, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and came out 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Honor X9d
  • Comes with 1700 mAh larger battery capacity: 8300 vs 6600 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 29% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (977K versus 760K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • The phone is 11 months newer
  • 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1104 and 935 points
Reasons to consider the Honor X9c
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Honor X9d and Honor X9c crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
92.2
(Very good)
Value Index
99.0
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor X9d
vs
Honor X9c

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.79 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2640 pixels 1224 x 2700 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.85:9 19.85:9
PPI 427 ppi 437 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 4000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6000 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Screen protection Aluminosilicate glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8% 90.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) 162.8 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 76.1 mm (3 inches) 75.5 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 7.98 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP65
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gold, Green, Brown Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X9d
90.8%
Honor X9c
90.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor X9d and Honor X9c
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Max clock 2300 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.3 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 710
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1150 MHz 676 MHz
FLOPS ~588.8 GFLOPS ~346.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor X9d and Honor X9c
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X9d +18%
1104
Honor X9c
935
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X9d +16%
3159
Honor X9c
2719
Compute Score (GPU)
Honor X9d +1521%
3987
Honor X9c
246
Compute Score (GPU) 3987 246
Single-core score 1104 935
Multi-core score 3159 2719
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor X9d +29%
977304
Honor X9c
760332
CPU 358049 284852
GPU 160718 55762
Memory 210830 201468
UX 247707 218250
Total score 977304 760332
Samples [21 tests] [12 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Honor X9d +75%
350
Honor X9c
200
Stability - 99%
Graphics test 3 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 350 200
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Honor X9d
10702
Honor X9c +19%
12708
Web score 10627 12996
Video editing 6303 7162
Photo editing 19133 24195
Data manipulation 7981 10073
Writing score 13750 15092
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor X9d
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (KIR4K)AnTuTu 12941587
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (BatheanThe_)AnTuTu 11912468
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Kk)AnTuTu 11866729
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)AnTuTu 11973945
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)CPU Throttle100%
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Honor X9c
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-28 (LenslyWhite)AnTuTu 11764283
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-14 (Ааа)AnTuTu 11611007
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-19 (trixeee)AnTuTu 11603217
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-11 (Zver)AnTuTu 11773303
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 (Mohammed)AnTuTu 11743177
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock - 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM MagicOS 9.0 MagicOS 9.0
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 8300 mAh 6600 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 66 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 1:21 hr 1:15 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor - Samsung HM6
Sensor size 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch) 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 3456 x 4608 3456 x 4608
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2025 November 2024
Release date October 2025 November 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $350 $350
Successor - - Honor X9d
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Yes, 66 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor X9d is definitely a better buy.

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